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10 Dec 2010

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Global Business Initiative on Human Rights

[PDF] The Global Business Initiative on Human Rights welcomes the publication of the Draft Guiding Principles for the implementation of the UN “Protect, Respect, Remedy” Framework

...the Global Business Initiative on Human Rights (GBI) welcomes the recent publication of the “Draft Guiding Principles for the Implementation of the United Nations ‘Protect, Respect and Remedy’ Framework’” by Professor John Ruggie, UN Special Representative on Business and Human Rights...In the coming weeks, GBI companies will use the opportunity to share with Professor Ruggie more specific comments on the Draft Guiding Principles. We commit to do so in the spirit of “principled pragmatism” that has characterized Professor Ruggie’s laudable work as UN Special Representative...The Global Business Initiative on Human Rights is led by business by a core group of companies– ABB Group, Cerrejón Coal Company, Flextronics International Limited, General Electric Company, Hewlett-Packard, JSL Stainless Limited, Mansour, Novo Nordisk A/S, Royal Dutch Shell plc, The Coca-Cola Company, Total S.A., Unilever plc.